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Cutting Through the Alphabet Soup of Dental Insurance Plans
When you look at the dental options for your employer-sponsored health plan, or if you're just looking at the options available on the market, you may encounter the acronyms DMO and PPO (also known as a PDN), as well as indemnity plan, in the marketing literature....
Study Pegs Group Benefits Return on Investment at 47%
A recent study has found that employers who offer health insurance coverage to their staff had an average return on investment (ROI) of 47%, meaning that for every $1 an employer spends, it will receive $1.47 in benefits. The analysis by Avalare, a wellness plan...
Four Admin Errors That Can Make Employers Overpay for Coverage
One often overlooked cost driver to your employee benefits plans is administrative errors and oversights that are the result of sloppy record-keeping and a lack of checks and balances among your account and human resources teams. If you are not diligent in keeping up...
Report Details 3 Trends Driving Employers’ Health Care Costs
Pharmacy spending, high-cost claimants and newly developed anti-obesity drugs are expected to shape health benefits and affect the cost of care and health insurance for employers, according to a new report. The "2024 Employee Health Trends" report by Springbuk, an...
J&J Sued Over Contracting with PBM that Overcharged Health Plan, Enrollees
A new area of potential liability for employers was recently opened when a class-action suit was filed against Johnson & Johnson, accusing it of mismanaging its pharmacy benefit manager plan, resulting in the health plan and its enrollees overspending millions of...
Benefits in a Multi-generational Workplace
With multiple generations working side-by-side in this economy, the needs of your staff in terms of employee benefits will vary greatly depending on their age. You may have baby boomers who are nearing retirement and have health issues, working with staff in their 30s...
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